1974 Southern 500

Race 23 of 30

Darlington
367 laps
Time of race: 4:30:48
Average speed of winner: 111.075 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 26 among 13 drivers
Cautions: 11 for 101 laps
Lap leaders: Petty 1, Baker 2-17, Waltrip 18-22, Parsons 23-25, Waltrip 26-39, Pond 40, Spencer 41-43, Hylton 44-45, Allison 46-69, Glotzbach 70-73, Marlin 74, Glotzbach 75, Sisco 76-80, Waltrip 81-89, Pearson 90-101, Sisco 102, Waltrip 103-117, Sisco 118-125, Glotzbach 126-151, Waltrip 152, Sisco 153-161, Glotzbach 162-196, Yarborough 197-199, Glotzbach 200-210, Yarborough 211-244, Sisco 245, Yarborough 246-367

Race notes: Finale for Jerry Hansen and Roy Mayne.

Video links: Start, Finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Cale Yarborough	11	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		367	3	159	running	28000	0
2	6	Darrell Waltrip	95	Terminal Transport	'74 Chevrolet	Waltrip			366	5	44	running	11000	0
3	21	David Sisco	05		'74 Chevrolet	Sisco			365	5	24	running	7575	0
4	18	Dave Marcis	2		'73 Dodge	Marcis			362	0	0	running	5850	0
5	31	James Hylton	48		'74 Chevrolet	Hylton			360	1	2	running	4650	0
6	12	G.C. Spencer	49		'74 Dodge	G.C. Spencer			358	1	3	running	3750	0
7	13	Jackie Rogers	93		'74 Chevrolet	Ray Frederick			358	0	0	running	3025	0
8	26	Jerry Schild	07		'72 Chevrolet	Rush Johnson			354	0	0	running	3100	0
9	16	Joe Frasson	18		'74 Dodge	Frasson			353	0	0	running	2850	0
10	38	Pee Wee Wentz	67		'72 Plymouth	Arrington			342	0	0	running	2500	0
11	40	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	9	Vita Fresh	'72 Chevrolet	Van Liew			336	0	0	running	2600	0
12	37	Frank Warren	79		'74 Dodge	Frank Warren			335	0	0	running	2500	0
13	25	Lennie Pond	54		'74 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			327	1	1	engine	2375	0
14	7	Charlie Glotzbach	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			280	5	77	engine	2300	0
15	28	Jim Vandiver	31		'72 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			272	0	0	accident	1800	0
16	27	Walter Ballard	30		'74 Chevrolet	Vic Ballard			222	0	0	engine	2225	0
17	23	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			216	0	0	spindle	2200	0
18	19	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			211	0	0	engine	2150	0
19	22	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			185	0	0	engine	2125	0
20	24	Elmo Langley	64		'72 Ford	Langley			185	0	0	accident	1550	0
21	29	Ed Negre	8		'73 Dodge	Negre			173	0	0	engine	1525	0
22	10	Earl Ross	52	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	Johnson			148	0	0	engine	2150	0
23	32	Earle Canavan	01		'74 Plymouth	Canavan			136	0	0	engine	1425	0
24	11	Richie Panch	98		'74 Chevrolet	Thornley			117	0	0	accident	2100	0
25	3	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'73 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		115	1	12	accident	1775	0
26	8	Benny Parsons	72		'74 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		114	1	3	engine	4700	0
27	17	Bob Burcham	57		'74 Chevrolet	Jack White			99	0	0	engine	1525	0
28	9	Ramo Stott	83		'74 Chevrolet	Norris Reed			92	0	0	engine	1650	0
29	14	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'73 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			90	1	1	engine	2175	0
30	5	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'74 Matador	Penske	Woodard		80	1	24	steering	1100	0
31	30	Bill Champion	10		'72 Ford	Bill Champion			49	0	0	heating	1290	0
32	20	Henley Gray	19		'73 Chevrolet	Henley Gray			41	0	0	rear end	1330	0
33	2	Buddy Baker	15	RC Cola	'73 Ford	Moore	Moore		39	1	16	accident	4170	0
34	36	Dick Brooks	32		'74 Dodge	Dick Brooks			38	0	0	engine	1160	0
35	1	Richard Petty	43	STP	'74 Dodge	Petty	Inman	150.132	37	1	1	accident	4350	0
36	33	Neil Castles	06		'74 Dodge	Castles			13	0	0	heating	1140	0
37	15	Bobby Isaac	28		'74 Chevrolet	Ellington			7	0	0	ignition	1405	0
38	35	Jerry Hansen	73		'72 Chevrolet				7	0	0	accident	1120	0
39	39	Roy Mayne	25		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			7	0	0	accident	1110	0
40	34	Earl Brooks	5		'74 Dodge	Faustina-Barnett			1	0	0	water pump	1100	0